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Faye Wisely, Michigan at WWII Memorial
Faye Wisely brought in 45 vets and 20 guardians today with Honor Flight Michigan, and Senator Dole and I had a chance to meet them mid-afternoon. They were joined by a Northern Virginia and Iowa group who made for a larger than expected group. The air was clear and cool and the day perfect for […]
Dear Mary – WWII Memorial Bookstore
October 16, 2008 Mary Bomar National Park Service 1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20240 Thank you for recognizing my passion for the WWII Memorial and my book. I find your negative conclusions about the use of the building South of the WWII Memorial as a bookstore totally incorrect. However, I will not write you in […]
Honor Flight Road Warriors
Jim McLaughlin, President of Honor Flight, lead an intrepid group of RV’s from Ohio to Washington. They seemed like it was a relaxing trip and I expect we will see more of the RV groups. Tax-wise, it’s a great way to get to Washington!!! CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS Honor Flight is featured in Jewel of […]
sail on…
http://srbphoto.zenfolio.com/p910567264 Jewel of the Mall: World War II Memorial is a 120 page full color photographic book on the WWII Memorial.
Group Grope
All of the photographs of the groups at the WWII Memorial and this was a record day for “organized group photography” as opposed to “unorganized group photography” shows that the photo team is finally getting into gear. Push ups and ten mile prep runs are next. I’ll ride along on the motorcycle! CLICK HERE FOR […]
Bobbi and Bill Richards, WWII Memorial
Bobbi and Bill Richards of Columbus, Ohio are without doubt the most active Honor Flight recently and I see them almost every week and every week, they organize something with school children out of their area. Accompanied by Susan Barr, they brought in yet another plane load and plan to have two plane loads in […]
Seth Watkins…man of many cameras
Seth Watkins parents, Bob and Gail Watkins joined us in the photo fray today at the World War II Memorial, as they were visiting from my home state, New York. The photo crew has been trying to not only get the group photo but also as you can see, Seth and Marion and Cary are […]
Happy Days
What do our veterans do when they leave the WWII Memorial? Why they meet cute girls at the Lincoln? I had an assignment which prevented me from getting to the WWII Memorial this AM so I drove by the Lincoln afterwards and lo and behold, Florida’ s veterans were looking pretty comfortable as they […]
Third Edition of WWII Memorial Book
As I mentioned last week, I am out of books but I am delighted to report that the image and design files have been submitted to the press and 15000 new copies of the WWII Memorial book will be delivered mid-January. I have selected a new printer and changed out a few pictures and […]
A Festive Fall Day at the WWII Memorial
WWII veterans were at the WWII Memorial today not only from Honor Flight but from from groups ranging from a Pennsylvania bus group, a DC veteran with his family, to veterans who were POWs in a Polish prison during the war and forced to march 300 miles in mid-Winter. Honor Flight Tennessee, Alabama and South […]
A Wonderful Day at the WWII Memorial
These Buffalo Veterans were the first to meet with Senator Dole who took up a new post by the WWII Memorial entrance today to accomodate the crowds and there were crowds! It went very smoothly and much of the credit goes to Judy Lemmons and the ground crew for their excellent work. The leaders of […]
Brothers in Arms at World War II Memorial
Pretty casual about saving the country, these “brothers-in-arms” share a bond that goes beyond states, politics, religion, etc…and it’s deep. They survived the worst of times, came back, started families and businesses and whether they like it or not, paved the way for “rock and roll!” Photos from today can be found at http://srbphoto.zenfolio.com. Veterans Groups […]
WWII Memorial Volunteers
Seth Watkins, Attorney, Patent Lawyer and photographer (and oh yeah…husband to Marion Watkins, Senator Dole’s attorney) joined us today at the WWII Memorial after a long struggle with an important appeal he is doing pro bono. He’s an expensive volunteer photographer and given his degrees in Law and Mechanical engineering, I’ve found that he’s got […]
One Thousand Plus!
Today, there were over 1000 veterans, guardians, members of Honor Flight, the Rotary of New Hampshire…citizens, soldiers, marines, navy, coast guard, etc at the WWII Memorial….and I pass this note on from Judy Lemmons Honor Flight’s unsung hero, flight coordinator and all around good friend and advisor. Without her, we’d be wandering all around the […]
Pam Nichols and Honor Flight Birmingham
Pam Nichols of Honor Flight Birmingham reports this Tuesday that Honor Flight Birmingham swung through DC with 40 Honor Flight veterans. They were greeted by Congressman Robert Aderholt (RHaleyville) who welcomed the Blount county veterans at the WWII Memorial. Honor Flight Birmingham will be featured on newscast by CBS. On October 7, Honor Flight Birmingham honored another group of 43 central Alabama WWII veterans by flying them to the WW II Memorial in Washington D.C. This was the forth flight of 2008 for the Birmingham program. This flight was added late in […]
South of the WWII Memorial
Photos are available at Ohio was the first group to arrive led by Susan Barr These George Washington ladies were on hand to meet the Louisiana Flight and kept Senator Dole and a few vets amused for a bit. As Senator Dole pointed to the young ladies, he said to the vets “Remember!!!”. Chris Cosich(above) […]
Ground crew readies for the big day at WWII Memorial!
Photos are available at October 4th was a most successful day as 350 veterans plus 125 guardians visited the WWII Memorial through Honor Flight. Michigan, Alabama, Dayton, Ohio, Long Island, New York, Columbus and Louisiana all had a perfect Fall day to experience the Memorial. Diane Sinclair and Lona, our two volunteer team leaders, are […]
WWII Memorial Book, Going…Going…Gone
“WWII Memorial: Jewel of the Mall” is out of stock for quantity purchases until January/February 2009. I have kept a few hundred to fulfill signed orders for the holidays. The new edition will have a few new pictures, sewn seams for a better binding and better quality paper stock. Prints from the book are always available and the site will […]
Speaking of Senator Burr
Thanks to Susan Barr for passing this on: BURR APPLAUDS SENATE FOR PASSING BILL HONORING WWII VETERANS Contact: Chris Walker (202) 224-3154October 1, 2008 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) today applauded his colleagues in the Senate for passing S.Res. 695, a resolution he cosponsored along with Senator Dole (R-NC) to commend the […]
“The Dole Report”
Senator Dole has missed a very few Honor Flights and always makes up for his absences with “multi-tasking.” Today (and this has happened before) a woman walked up to Senator Dole and asked him to take a phone call. It was classic Bob Dole. He got on the phone and chatted for a minute or […]
Join the Yellow Shirts as a Volunteer Photographer at WWII Memorial
Diane Sinclair (left top_ continues to bring on new volunteers to work both the tent area and the South Portico where some of our distinguished guests tend to hang out at the WWII Memorial. Standing with her are Capt Lindsey Willhardt, Cindy Becker, Peg _______ , Jen Meyers while the front row is Jessica Moran and […]
Northwest Ohio at WWII Memorial
Dee Pakulski, of Honor Flight of Northwest Ohio, had a nice small flight of 28 veterans and fourteen guardians who had a fine little ceremony by the Ohio pillar before dispersing to hear Earl Morse’s enthusiastic talk about the Memorials. When he stops transporting veterans, he might want to join the Guild of Tour Guides! […]
Colorado’s Big Flight to the World War II Memorial
Stan Cass and the Honor Flight Northern Colorado group started their first Honor Flights with a bang bringing in two hundred and tweleve veterans and 95 guardians to the World War II Memorial. The two planes got off the ground a bit late but they arrived at the BWI Hilton about 8:30 to hear to get a […]
Congressman Jerry Moran, Kansas
Congressman Jerry Moran of Kansas sponsored a nice little piece of legislation yesterday: H.RES.1287 Title: Commending the Honor Flight Network, its volunteers, and donors, for enabling World War II veterans to travel to our Nation’s capital to see the World War II Memorial created in their honor. It was co-sponsored by thirty other Congressman and passed unanimously. Congressman Moran’s father Ray […]